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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
14
Cornell leads Penn in a Franklin Field clash as the 1919 football season nears its close with multiple key games on the slate. Penn State, Pitt, Brown, Columbia and an Army Navy showdown at the Polo Grounds highlight a Saturday that could decide the Pennsylvania title and reshuffle the conference pecking order amid war era upheaval.
Arlington High, league champion, faces cellar holder Melrose High in the annual Thanksgiving clash at Spy Pond Athletic Field at 10 o'clock. Captain Walter B. Cooledge Jr. has starred this fall and is expected to lead Arlington again as fans from Melrose travel to Arlington, with strong local support anticipated.
Malden High football fans rally behind coach Dave Morey as Nayor and Bill Glennon lead a strong Malden attack. They expect a seven year wait ends with a win against Jim Mansfield’s Medford squad, despite Medford’s size edge.
Medford, led by Bill Berry, John Prior, Sleeper Graves and Captain Francis McGoldrick, aims to upset Malden whose season has faltered. If Malden outscor es Medford today, the season will be viewed as a success for Malden. Other Suburban games include Somerville vs Rindge Tech, Cambridge Latin at Newtonville, Newton High vs Cambridge, and Everett against Brookline High, with the Suburban league title at stake if Somerville and Newton win.
Slippery gridirons today excite fans as Greater Boston school elevens brace for annual clashes. The muddy field may hinder fancy play, but strong teams will vie for victory regardless of weather.
The Bowie card lists seven races with maidens and classes for two-year-olds through older horses. Winners include Belgian in race one, Pibroch in race two, Siren Maid in race three, Lametta in race four, Penrose in race five, Nebraska in race six, and War Smoke in race seven, with respective purses around 1137 to 1637 dollars and finishing times from 1:08 to 1:52.
Dundee from New York outpointed Charley White of Chicago in a ten round no decision bout. Dundee pressed the attack while White was inactive early, drawing a commission command to engage.
Harvard football star Edward Lawrence Casey of Natick known as Eddie Casey gets a Thanksgiving card addressed to Sir Edward the Second. The Cambridge postal clerk sent the note to him since he is the only Edward II known locally. The card praises his headwork and strategy at the Stadium and wishes future success. Casey, nicknamed Lightning Eddie, also receives many letters from fans and enjoys writing back to children who cheer him at every game.
The Thanksgiving evening attraction in Arlington features the Arlington Council five against the North End Council quintet of Boston at the old Town Hall. A large gallery of rooters is expected to cheer the teams to victory. Dancing will follow the event.
Willie Meehan arrives in New York from San Francisco asserting readiness to fight heavyweight leaders for a shot at Jack Dempsey. He notes a prior decision over Dempsey in 1918, refereed by Eddie Graney, while Jack Curley to manage Meehan’s ring affairs. Meehan served in the Navy on the coast and briefly toured England.
The Concord Rifle Club to stage its annual Thanksgiving shoot tomorrow at Bristol Hill range. Events will offer prizes, but turkeys are not awarded this year due to the high price of birds.
Harry Wills is matched to fight Ole Anderson the Northwestern heavyweight at the Coliseum in San Francisco. Anderson, who recently returned from army discharge seven months ago, drew with Willie Meehan on December 4 and has shown solid potential in a brief career.
Daily sports brief lists multiple high school matchups across towns. It notes 10 AM start times and pits schools like Boston Latin Newton High Cambridge Latin and Everett Brookline against a collage of local teams with venues including Faves Field and Newtonville.
Concord High School football team captained by Allen Christofferson will close a successful season tomorrow at 10 on the Concord Centre playground in a clash with the alumni team. The alumni lineup includes former stars and World War II veterans forming a holiday attraction for the town.
The article surveys a wave of football news from colleges and pro circles. It notes the College of the City of New York adopting football as part of study, predicts big showdowns between Georgetown and Boston College, and discusses figures like Fred Fulton, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, and Gil Dobie. It also covers Army Navy rivalry buildup, Penn State coach Hugo Bezdek, and Rutgers coach Sandy.
The New England cross country ten mile title will be decided this afternoon with about 50 runners. The Fenway Park start, Chestnut Hill avenue route, and final lap back at Fenway shape the course. Entries include Fred Fuller Jimmie Henigan Tom Henigan Clie Horne Arthur Roth and Starr brothers. Dorchester Club expected to win. St Alphonsus A A running second.
Lincoln November 26 The Middlesex Rifle Club will stage its annual Thanksgiving shoot at the club range on Tower road South Lincoln. Prizes will be awarded to winners in the several events.
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